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westernize

/ˈwɛstənʌɪz/

/ˈwɛstərnaɪz/

Translations

westernizeverb

westernized

Past Simple

westernized

Past Participle

westernizing

Gerund

/ˈwɛstənʌɪz/

/ˈwɛstərnaɪz/

вестернизировать

The government aimed to westernize the country's education system.

Правительство стремилось вестернизировать систему образования страны.

Additional translations

оценивать с западной точки зрения

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westernizeverb

transitive: To cause (a person, place, institution, etc.) to adopt the customs, ideas, or practices characteristic of Western Europe or North America.

The reformers hoped to westernize the legal system to align it with international standards.

intransitive: To adopt Western customs, ideas, or practices.

After opening its borders, the country began to westernize rapidly.